"We want our parents to be able to drop us off at school and let us get on the bus and be able to feel like their kid is safe,” Ross said.

Dr. Erin Leonard, a child psychologist, says by taking part in this action kids feel empowered during a time they may be feel vulnerable. She says parents should begin asking their kids at a very early age about the images they see on TV or things they hear talked at school.

Are they too young to understand what's happening? Dr. Leonard doesn't believe so.

"I would say 10 to probably 14 they really enter that age where their cognitive capacity really expands and their really capable of a lot of abstract thought, and so really thinking about these things in a more deep and profound way will happen,” said Dr. Leonard.

Ross says her classmates understand the impact this walkout could have and they want to be a part of that change.

"I definitely don't think we are too young. If you're in third grade you can fully understand what we are trying to do,” she said.

Ross has the support of school administrators.

In the case of Northridge Middle School, it's the eighth graders who will be taking part in the walkout but anyone from any grade is welcome to take part if they choose.